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Piastri triumphant in Hungary as Lando Norris made to follow McLaren order
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia crosses the finish line to win the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, Hungary, July 21, 2024

A FURIOUS Lando Norris was forced to give up the second Formula One victory of his career today after he followed a McLaren team order to allow Oscar Piastri to win a controversial Hungarian Grand Prix.

A mediocre getaway from pole position at the Hungaroring saw Norris drop behind team-mate Piastri.

But he was handed an apparent lifeline by McLaren when they pulled him in for his second tyre change two laps earlier than his team-mate.

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